On-Campus
Hybrid
- New tuition rate from Summer 2025: $590/course
- Quarterly tuition: $2,000 including registration and facility fee.
- PSU is authorized under Federal Law to enroll non-immigrant alien students (F-1) and to issue I-20s.
Requirement for the AICPA Exam in California
Education Requirement for the AICPA Uniform Exam by California Board of Accountancy
- Bachelor degree
- 24 semester units of Accounting subjects
(such as Accounting, Auditing, Financial reporting, External & Internal reporting, Financial statement and analysis, and Taxation, etc.) - 24 semester units of Business related subjects
(such as Business Administration, Business Management, Business Communication, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Business Law, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Information System, etc.)
Certificate & License
| Pathway 1 | Pathway 2 | |
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| Certificate | Pass 4 subjects | Pass 4 subjects |
| License | Minimum 2 years experience under California CPA Licensee required Attest 500 hours – Optional | Minimum 1 years experience under California CPA Licensee required Attest 500 hours – Optional |
Foreign Education
If you have completed your Bachelor’s degree other than in the United States, your degree and/or your transcripts (course by course) should be evaluated by the evaluation agencies approved by California Board of Accountancy. More information can be found at http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/
Sample Schedule
Course List
| AICPA Exam Subjects Related Courses | PSU Accounting Courses |
| Financial Accounting & Report (FAR) |
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| Regulation (REG) |
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| Business Environment & Concepts (BEC) |
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| Auditing & Attestation (AUD) |
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| Ethics and Practical Accounting Courses | |
| Ethics Requirement |
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| Practical Accounting |
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